It was reported that the recent surgery was not the first time the veteran actor would undergo heart surgery. He was said to have had an aortic valve replaced in 1997, though doctors didn't feel the procedure was urgently needed at that time, but the actor decided to do it while he was still young, the report claims further.

As at the time of filing this report, Arnold is said to be in a stable condition.

It should however be recalled that earlier this week, he spoke to CNN about the changes in the Republican party.

“Since then the party has decreased and now has only a 26 percent popularity overall and so it is dying and I see it like the Titanic. The only thing is that we don’t have to go under completely. We don’t have to wait for that moment. Let’s change and let’s go and be more open and go back to this kind of like big tent idea of Ronald Reagan,” he said.